Shivajinagar Heritage Zone [Map – 8] · Revised Master Plan for Bengaluru 2031 (Draft)

6.1 Heritage and Urban Character of the Zone

Shivaji nagar was part of the Cantonment area established by British, mainly a mixed use zone supporting markets, bazaars, religious places and neighbourhoods. Multicultural communities have been residing in these areas historically and are reflected through various processional streets.

The heritage sites listed in this zone are presented in Table 9.

6.2 Typology

Architecture styles seen in the heritage buildings are Colonial and Indo Sarcenic. They are mostly commercial buildings, with market areas with few institutional and religious buildings.

Table 5Heritage sites in Shivajinagar Heritage Zone

Sl. No.	Name of Heritage Site	Location	Ward no.	Ward name	Type of Building
Shivajinagar Heritage Zone
Built Heritage
1	Bepari Masjid	At the Meeting Of Ebrahim Sahib Street And Jumma Masjid Road	91	Sampangiram Nagar	Public
2	Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals	Lady Curzon Rd, Tasker Town, Shivaji Nagar	110	Sampangiram Nagar	Public
3	Jamia Masjid/ Sangian Jamia Masjid	No. 11, Jumma Masjid Road, Shivaji Nagar	110	Sampangiram Nagar	Public
4	Masjid - E - Azam	No. 93, Jumma Masjid Road	91	Bharathi Nagar	Public
5	Meenakshi Amman Koil	No. 16, Meenakshi Koil Street	91	Bharathi Nagar	Public
6	Meenakshi Kovil Temple	Shivajinagar	110	Sampangiram Nagar	Public
7	Residence_5	Office Cum Residence, Mf Norrona Street	110	Sampangiram Nagar	Mixed
8	Russell Market	Mf Norrona Street, Shivaji Nagar	91	Bharathi Nagar	Commercial
9	Srimadmukhyasingar Koil	Jumma Masjid Road Tasker Town, Sampangi Rama Nagar	101	Sampangiram Nagar	Public
10	St. Mary's Basilica	Msgr. F. Noronha Road,Shivaji Nagar Shivaji Nagar	91	Bharathi Nagar	Public
11	St. Paul's Church	Bowring Hospital Road	110	Sampangiram Nagar	Public
Cultural Heritage
12	St. Mary's Feast/Russel Market	Noronha Road/ Broadway Street	110	Sampangiram Nagar	Public

6.3 Regulations for Shivaji Nagar Heritage Zone

Regulations for Shivajinagar Heritage Zone are given in Table 10.

Table 10Regulations for Shivaji Nagar Heritage Zone

Aspects of Regulation	Shivaji Nagar Heritage Zone (Common Regulations)
Regulations for all the Listed Heritage Sites in the particular heritage zone	Internal changes or adaptive reuse is allowed, extension to existing heritage sites, additional buildings in the open spaces / parking areas of the listed heritage sites is allowed provided it is in harmony with the architectural style and shall not detract from the heritage building with prior NOC of Authority / Heritage Committee.
Infrastructure Upgradation	Road Widening, laying of utility lines allowed only with prior NOC of Authority / Heritage Committee. Pedestrian /NMT on streets to be demarcated for promoting easy access to these
	Heritage sites. Provide parking facilities by planned interventions
Vistas/ Views/ Skyline
Streetscape	Processional street of Meenakshi Kovil Street for St. Mary's Feast and Noroman Street (opp Russell Market) to be upgraded for better pedestrian access and movement. Streetscape elements & street furniture must consider the surrounding architectural character or designed in a manner that does not mar the character of the heritage zone.
Signages	Signboards regarding information of the particular heritage building/site/zone/precinct except for traffic routes and boards to be allowed with prior clearance from Authority which when are specifically designed (size of signboards/colour/font size etc.) in accordance to local context. Commercial signboards should not obstruct view of the listed heritage sites.